I think there's a number of pillars to success. One is you've got to have a great idea. The other is you've got to have a constituency, you've got to have finance, and you've got to be able to raise awareness.

Source: "One Day of Peace." TEDGlobal 2011. Jul. 2011. Conference Presentation. Additional Information: This quote is from peace activist Jeremy Gilley's 2011 TED Talk about the story of how he created Peace One Day, an annual day without conflict. Here, Gilley is talking about the ingredients for success when a creating a project such as Peace One Day. Gilley goes on to explain that he was not able to raise awareness by himself and thus needed to recruit other people to help him raise awareness for his project. Watch the full TED Talk here: Jeremy Gilley - One Day of Peace

“One Day of Peace.” TEDGlobal 2011. Jul. 2011. Conference Presentation.